El Salvador vs Mali: Clientelism Index
El Salvador
0.546
in 2025
Mali
0.559
in 2025
El Salvador rank
77th
Mali rank
75th
Clientelism Index over time
- El Salvador
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.559 against 0.546 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 77th and Mali ranks 75th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.9077 | 0.802 | 0.1057 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.8442 | 0.802 | 0.0422 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.9213 | 0.802 | 0.1193 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.9465 | 0.802 | 0.1445 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.9432 | 0.6586 | 0.2846 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.9282 | 0.4848 | 0.4434 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.8505 | 0.4314 | 0.4191 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.8558 | 0.9193 | 0.0635 | Mali |
| 1980s | 0.8701 | 0.8273 | 0.0428 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.656 | 0.6067 | 0.0493 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.5318 | 0.7221 | 0.1903 | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.4646 | 0.6208 | 0.1562 | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.4963 | 0.5725 | 0.0762 | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, El Salvador or Mali?
- Mali, at 0.559 against 0.546 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between El Salvador and Mali?
- 0.013, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mali?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Mali rank globally for clientelism index?
- El Salvador ranks 77th and Mali ranks 75th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Clientelism Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Composite index measuring the extent to which politics hinge on clientelistic exchanges of targeted goods, jobs, or cash for electoral support; higher values denote more pervasive clientelism.